START A LESSON:
1. You Tube: Hook students with short, appropriate You Tube videos! I know many teachers have collections of videos they already share with students. Does anyone have a great way to save or curate these? To share with teammates?
2. Good News: Sztabnik's description sounded like many morning classroom meetings I have seen. What a nice way to set a positive, "we are in this together" community feeling!
3. Cross Discipline: Sztabnik reminds us to incorporate movement, songs, and art whenever we can. The brain loves this!
4. Writing: Sztabnik suggests start by writing for 5 minutes, asking students to respond to an essential question or a related prompt. Great review of previous learning or springboard for discussion!
WRAP UP A LESSON:
5. Level Up: Building on students' love of gaming and achieving levels, have students reflect where they are on proficiency standards. Are you at the Beginner Level or Heroic? Are you a Legend yet? Reflecting this way could be very motivating for some students!
6. Exit Tickets: Marzano and Wiggins & Tighe have been telling us about exit tickets for years! Sztabnik links us to more resources and examples if needed!
7. Social Media: I had not thought of this one before - ask students to compose a tweet or find an image that captures that day's learning!
8. Post - it Note: :Lots of teachers end a lesson by asking students to jot down something on a post-it note, place it on the board as they exit. Slight twist here, "One new thing I learned from someone else in class today is___". Start the next day's lesson with a summary or review of ideas shared!
Perhaps some of these ideas are new to you, and others are refreshers. All can be done in just a few minutes! If you would like to have a planning conversation about incorporating any of these things in your classroom, please let me know!
